Vehicle control device, information collection system including the same, and information collection method

Abstract

A vehicle control device includes a memory that stores program instructions and a processor that executes the program instructions. The processor may obtain at least one of sunlight amount information, temperature information, location information, or time information, and in response, may provide a reward to a user of the vehicle control device in the form of mileage in response to the user transmitting at least one of the obtained sunlight amount information, the obtained temperature information, the obtained location information, or the obtained time information to a server. The mileage may be used as payment for a good, information, or a service, which is identified based on an input of the user of the vehicle control device.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A vehicle control device comprising:
 a memory configured to store program instructions; and   a processor configured to execute the program instructions, wherein the processor is configured to:   obtain at least one of sunlight amount information indicating an amount of sunlight shining on a vehicle including the vehicle control device, temperature information indicating an external temperature of the vehicle, location information indicating a location of the vehicle, or time information; and   provide a user of the vehicle control device with mileage in response to transmitting at least one of the obtained sunlight amount information, the obtained temperature information, the obtained location information, or the obtained time information to a server,   wherein the mileage is provided to the user as a reward for transmitting the obtained sunlight amount information, the obtained temperature information, the obtained location information, or the obtained time information, which is identified based on an input of the user of the vehicle control device,   wherein the time information indicates a time at which at least one of the obtained sunlight amount information, the obtained temperature information, or the obtained location information is obtained.   
     
     
         2 . The vehicle control device of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a roof panel equipped with a solar cell that generates electricity by the sunlight and configured to generate the sunlight amount information,   wherein a light-receiving surface of the solar cell included in the roof panel is disposed toward outside of the vehicle.   
     
     
         3 . The vehicle control device of  claim 1 , wherein the mileage is configured to be used as payment for a good, information, or a service. 
     
     
         4 . The vehicle control device of  claim 1 , wherein the mileage is generated using blockchain technology and assigned to a user from the server, 
     
     
         5 . The vehicle control device of  claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to provide a user interface (UI) or a user experience (UX) for guiding the user to sell at least one of the obtained sunlight amount information, the obtained temperature information, the obtained location information, or the obtained time information to the server. 
     
     
         6 . The vehicle control device of  claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to provide a user interface (UI) or a user experience (UX) for guiding the user to request assignment of mileage corresponding to at least one of sunlight amount information for which the mileage is not assigned, temperature information for which the mileage is not assigned, location information for which the mileage is not assigned, or time information for which the mileage is not assigned after transmitting at least one of the obtained sunlight amount information, the obtained temperature information, the obtained location information, or the obtained time information to the server. 
     
     
         7 . The vehicle control device of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the sunlight amount information, the temperature information, the location information, or the time information is used to identify processed information that represents weather-related information. 
     
     
         8 . A vehicle comprising the vehicle control device of  claim 1 . 
     
     
         9 . An information collection system comprising:
 a vehicle control device; and   a server,   wherein the vehicle control device is configured to:   obtain at least one of sunlight amount information indicating an amount of sunlight shining on a vehicle including the vehicle control device, temperature information indicating an external temperature of the vehicle, location information indicating a location of the vehicle, or time information; and   transmit at least one of the obtained sunlight amount information, the obtained temperature information, the obtained location information, or the obtained time information,   wherein the server is configured to:   receive at least one of the obtained sunlight amount information, the obtained temperature information, the obtained location information, or the obtained time information; and   assign mileage to the user of the vehicle control device in response to receiving at least one of the obtained sunlight amount information, the obtained temperature information, the obtained location information, or the obtained time information,   wherein the mileage is managed by the server, and is used as a reward for transmitting the obtained sunlight amount information, the obtained temperature information, the obtained location information, or the obtained time information, which is identified based on an input of the user of the vehicle control device, and   wherein the time information indicates a time at which at least one of the obtained sunlight amount information, the obtained temperature information, or the obtained location information is obtained.   
     
     
         10 . The information collection system of  claim 9 , wherein the server is configured to apply the mileage as payment for a good, information, or a service. 
     
     
         11 . The information collection system of  claim 9 , wherein the server is configured to update information included in mileage obtained by the user of the vehicle control device and information included in mileage obtained by a user of the vehicle control device different from the user of the vehicle control device with details of the assigned or deducted mileage. 
     
     
         12 . The information collection system of  claim 9 , wherein the server is configured to:
 identify an input of a user of an external server for specifying at least one of the sunlight amount information, the temperature information, the location information, or the time information; and   transmit at least one of the specified sunlight amount information, the specified temperature information, the specified location information, or the specified time information to the external server, in response to receiving at least one of the specified sunlight amount information, the specified temperature information, the specified location information, or the specified time information.   
     
     
         13 . The information collection system of  claim 12 , wherein the server is configured to perform a payment for purchasing at least one of the specified sunlight amount information, the specified temperature information, the specified location information, or the specified time information from the server through mileage of the external server. 
     
     
         14 . The information collection system of  claim 13 , wherein the server is configured to deduct the mileage of the external server before the payment is performed by a mileage corresponding to the price of at least one of the specified sunlight amount information, the specified temperature information, the specified location information, or the specified time information to perform the payment. 
     
     
         15 . The information collection system of  claim 9 , wherein the server is configured to:
 provide the vehicle control device or a terminal of the user with a user interface (UI) or a user experience (UX) for guiding the user to sell at least one of the obtained sunlight amount information, the obtained temperature information, the obtained location information, or the obtained time information to the server; and   provide the external server or a terminal of the user of the external server with a user interface (UI) or a user experience (UX) for guiding the user of the external server to purchase at least one of the sunlight amount information, the temperature information, the location information, or the time information from the server.   
     
     
         16 . The information collection system of  claim 9 , wherein the server is configured to provide the vehicle control device or a terminal of a user with a user interface (UI) or a user experience (UX) for guiding the user to request assignment of mileage corresponding to at least one of sunlight amount information for which the mileage is not assigned, temperature information for which the mileage is not assigned, location information for which the mileage is not assigned, or time information for which the mileage is not assigned after receiving at least one of the obtained sunlight amount information, the obtained temperature information, the obtained location information, or the obtained time information from the vehicle control device. 
     
     
         17 . The information collection system of  claim 9 , wherein the server is configured to:
 identify processed information representing weather-related information based on at least one of the obtained sunlight amount information, the obtained temperature information, the obtained location information, or the obtained time information; and   transmit the processed information to the external server in response to receiving reward for the processed information from the external server.   
     
     
         18 . An information collection method comprising:
 obtaining, by a vehicle control device, at least one of sunlight amount information indicating an amount of sunlight shining on a vehicle including the vehicle control device, temperature information indicating an external temperature of the vehicle, location information indicating a location of the vehicle, or time information;   transmitting, by the vehicle control device, at least one of the obtained sunlight amount information, the obtained temperature information, the obtained location information, or the obtained time information to a server;   receiving, by the server, at least one of the obtained sunlight amount information, the obtained temperature information, the obtained location information, or the obtained time information from the vehicle control device; and   assigning, by the server, to a user of the vehicle control device, mileage as a reward for receiving at least one of the obtained sunlight amount information, the obtained temperature information, the obtained location information, or the obtained time information,   wherein the time information indicates a time at which at least one of the obtained sunlight amount information, the obtained temperature information, or the obtained location information is obtained.   
     
     
         19 . The information collection method of  claim 18 , further comprising:
 updating, by the server, information included in mileage obtained by the user of the vehicle control device and information included in mileage obtained by a user of the vehicle control device different from the user of the vehicle control device with details of the assigned or deducted mileage.   
     
     
         20 . The information collection method of  claim 18 , identifying, by the server, an input of a user of an external server for specifying at least one of the sunlight amount information, the temperature information, the location information, or the time information; and
 transmitting, by the server, at least one of the specified sunlight amount information, the specified temperature information, the specified location information, or the specified time information to the external server, in response to receiving reward for at least one of the specified sunlight amount information, the specified temperature information, the specified location information, or the specified time information.